Lawrence School: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 34-1137455)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$14.7M
FY2022	$14.9M
FY2023	$14.4M
FY2024	$13.3M
FY2025	$12.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$11.3M
FY2022	$11.6M
FY2023	$12.3M
FY2024	$11.6M
FY2025	$11.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$16.1M
FY2022	$19.2M
FY2023	$21.6M
FY2024	$23.6M
FY2025	$25.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1974.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

76%

19%

Program services 76% · $9.0M Management & general 19% · $2.2M Fundraising 5% · $583K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $983K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Doug Hamilton

Head of School

$278,276Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Chandler

CFO

$183,049Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Christian

Clinical Director

$146,666Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Diffenbacher

Associate Head of School

$114,090Pt VII · Sec A

Shanika Lovelace

Head of Upper School Campus

$109,561Pt VII · Sec A

Jayne Eiben

Director of Institutional Advancement

$107,156Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Kornatowski

CFO

$44,500Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Burton

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Doug Hamilton	$278,276	$229,399	$223,780	$207,904	$140,454
Robin Chandler	$183,049	$178,591	$172,707	$174,146	$169,882
Kelly Christian	$146,666	$139,976	$131,652	$131,200	$132,044
Vanessa Diffenbacher	$114,090	$111,868	$110,279	$110,279	$110,834
Shanika Lovelace	$109,561	$103,256	—	—	—
Jason Culp	—	—	$105,003	$108,472	$105,055
Jayne Eiben	$107,156	$102,210	—	—	—
Susan Kornatowski	$44,500	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $9.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 with learning differences

$9.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Lloyd L & Louise K Smith FoundationFY2025$2K

L R Moffitt & L W Moffit Foundation Co-Trust Uw 06191-00FY2025$1K

Luciano Family FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$4K

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Grants paid · 2 grants · $2.1M · 2023–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,022,984

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,038,837

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$12.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$760K

Money outPt IX

$11.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$9.0M

Managementcol C$2.2M

Fundraisingcol D$583K

Owns and owesPt X

$25.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.1M

Total assetsLn 16$30.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

27

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$407K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$318K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$760K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$793

Total revenueLn 12$12.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$150

SavingsLn 2$9.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.5M

Other assetsLn 15$19K

Total assetsLn 16$30.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M

Net assetsLn 32$25.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5147

VolunteersI 632

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$8.9M	$9.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$9.4M	$10.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$11.7M	$11.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$30.2M	$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6.6M	$5.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$23.6M	$25.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.0M	$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$580K	$445K	$103K	$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.8M	$4.5M	$1.0M	$320K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$210K	$162K	$37K	$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$640K	$491K	$113K	$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$463K	$355K	$82K	$25K
Legal feesLn 11b	$15K		$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$43K		$43K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$30K		$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$30K		$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$33K		$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$121K	$93K	$21K	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$23K	$18K	$4K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$71K	$51K	$15K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$523K	$402K	$93K	$29K
TravelLn 17	$28K	$16K	$9K	$3K
InterestLn 20	$167K		$167K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$895K	$687K	$158K	$49K
InsuranceLn 23	$107K	$83K	$19K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$671K	$657K	$11K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$289K	$47K	$184K	$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$11.8M	$9.0M	$2.2M	$583K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$12.7M	$11.8M	$863K	$25.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$13.3M	$11.6M	$1.7M	$23.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$14.4M	$12.3M	$2.1M	$21.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$14.9M	$11.6M	$3.3M	$19.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$14.7M	$11.3M	$3.4M	$16.1M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $12,663,967 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,611,124$1,883,961

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,003,726$10,066,531

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $745,219$760,266

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$50,727−$46,791

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,309,342$12,663,967

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,038,837$1,022,984

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,754,372$7,732,208

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,845,313$3,045,830

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,638,522$11,801,022

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,670,820$862,945

Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members20

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,663,967 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $19,397 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$318,198

VIII-1e Government grants$407,152

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,158,611

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,134

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,883,961

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,066,531$10,066,531

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $761,059$761,059

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$793−$793

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$66,188−$66,188

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,066,531 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $713,475$12,663,967

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,801,022 across 21 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,022,984$1,022,984

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $445,236 · Management $102,588 · Fundraising $31,737$579,561

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,486,604 · Management $1,033,766 · Fundraising $319,809$5,840,179

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $161,514 · Management $37,215 · Fundraising $11,513$210,242

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $491,383 · Management $113,220 · Fundraising $35,026$639,629

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $355,381 · Management $81,884 · Fundraising $25,332$462,597

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,550$14,550

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,550$42,550

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $30,350$30,350

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $30,078$30,078

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $33,118$33,118

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,206 · Management $21,476 · Fundraising $6,644$121,326

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,875 · Management $4,228 · Fundraising $1,308$23,411

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,315 · Management $14,837 · Fundraising $4,590$70,742

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $402,064 · Management $92,640 · Fundraising $28,659$523,363

IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,929 · Management $8,875 · Fundraising $2,745$27,549

IX-20 InterestManagement $166,932$166,932

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $687,330 · Management $158,369 · Fundraising $48,993$894,692

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $82,518 · Management $19,013 · Fundraising $5,882$107,413

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $656,921 · Management $10,845 · Fundraising $3,355$671,121

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,173 · Management $184,412 · Fundraising $57,050$288,635

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,017,433 · Management $2,200,946 · Fundraising $582,643$11,801,022

Part X · Balance sheet $30,767,453 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150$150

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,936,780$9,098,775

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $62,370$56,767

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,542$3,777

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $98,629$103,395

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,704,920$11,461,115

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,407,523$10,024,671

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,845$18,803

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,249,759$30,767,453

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $434,753$419,782

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $945,096$751,006

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $4,887,529$4,531,426

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $337,042$74,368

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,604,420$5,776,582

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,598,223$22,749,611

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,047,116$2,241,260

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,645,339$24,990,871

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,249,759$30,767,453

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,990,871 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$12,663,967

XI-2 Total expenses$11,801,022

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$862,945

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,645,339

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$482,587

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,990,871

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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